Pocket-forming device for library cards

ABSTRACT

A rectangular sheet bears on its rear face a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a readily peelable covering equal in size to the sheet. The covering alone is cut along lines enclosing an area having the dimensions of the desired pocket and lying directly alongside the upper edge of the sheet. This area remains secured to the sheet when the marginal portion of the covering is peeled from the sheet to expose a U-shaped adhesive region. When the sheet is secured to a flat book surface by means of the adhesive region, the area of the covering defined by the cuts remains attached to the sheet to serve as the front wall of the pocket for accommodating a library card.

United States Patent [72] Inventor Arthur Brody South Orange, NJ. [2!]Appl. No. 863,621 [22] Filed Oct. 3, I969 [45] Patented July 13, 1971[73] Assignee Bro-Dart Industries [54] POCKET-FORMING DEVICE FOR LIBRARYCARDS 2 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.

[52] 11.8. C1 229/74, 229/72, 281/31 [51] Int. Cl 865d 27/14 [50] Fieldof Search... 229/74, 70, 72,80; 161/99, 109;40/l6, 159, 158;206/D1G. 18;281/31 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,372,858 3/1968Brody 229/74 Primary Examiner- David M. Bockenek Altorney-Breitenfeld &Levine ABSTRACT: A rectangular sheet bears on its rear face apressure-sensitive adhesive and a readily peelable covering equal insize to the sheet. The covering alone is cut along lines enclosing anarea having the dimensions of the desired pocket and lying directlyalongside the upper edge of the sheet. This area remains secured to thesheet when the marginal portion of the covering is peeled from the sheetto expose a U-shaped adhesive region. When the sheet is secured to aflat book surface by means of the adhesive region, the area of thecovering defined by the cuts remains attached to the sheet to serve asthe front wall of the pocket for accommodating a library card.

PATENIEU JUL 1 3 I97| Fl .3 F/6.4

INVENTOR: 44 7404? fiop/ gr-k ATTORNEYS POCKET-FORMING DEVICE FORLIBRARY CARDS This invention relates generally to library books, andmore particularly to the pockets that are applied to library books,usually on the inside of one of the covers, for accommodating librarycards.

In my U.S. Pat. No. 3,372,858 a pocket-forming device is disclosedinvolving a sheet bearing pressure-sensitive adhesive on its rear face,and a readily peelable covering overlying it. This device has served,and continues to serve, admirably in practice; however, it has beenfound that in some situations a pocket-forming device of simplerconstruction adequately serves the purpose.

lt is therefore a general object of the present invention to provide apocket-forming device of simple structure which can be manufactured inlarge quantities by a continuous lowcost procedure, and which canreadily be adhesively applied to a book surface to produce the desiredpocket.

Several features and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following description in which reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings:

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a book provided on the inside of itsrear cover with a card-holding pocket of the improved kind;

FIG. 2 is a view from the rear of a device suitable for use in forming apocket such as that shown in FIG. 1, a part being cut away for the sakeof compactness of illustration; and

FIGS. 3 and 4 are greatly enlarged fragmentary cross sections along thecorrespondingly numbered lines in HO. 1, the dimensions being in somerespects exaggerated for the sake of clearness.

For the librarian or other user to provide a card-holding pocket on abook surface, as shown in FIG. 1, the device of FIG. 2 is made availableas an article of commerce. lt consists of a substantially rectangularsheet of paper or paperboard l bearing pressure-sensitive adhesive 11 onits rear face and having a protective covering 12 of readily peelablematerial in overlying relation to it. Along one edge of the sheet it isadvantageously folded back along a fold line 13 to-provide a marginalpart which is turned in and lies beneath the corresponding marginal partof the covering 12. Within the confines of the folded-back region, i.e.,at 14 (FIG. 3), the rear face of the sheet 10 is bare of adhesive. Theoutside of the turned-back part, however, bears a coating of adhesive asindicated at 15.

Formed in the covering sheet 12 alone are cuts which enclose an area 22having the dimensions of the desired pocket and lying directly alongsidethe coincident upper edges 16 of the sheet 10 and covering 12. The cutsinclude two (19) which are substantially perpendicular to the upperedges 16 and extend from the upper edge 16 of the covering toward theedge 13, and a cut 20 connecting the ends of the cuts 19 andsubstantially aligned with the end edge ofthe turned-in margin of thefrom sheet 10.

Along a band or area 21 parallel to the edge 13 of the article andbehind the lower margin of the area 22 there is an absence of adhesiveas indicated in FIGS. 2 and 3. As a result, it may be seen, particularlyin FIG. 3, that the interior of the lower end of the pocket iscompletely devoid of adhesive, and there is no danger therefore that thebottom edge of a library card 17 will contact adhesive.

The device as sold or furnishedto the user is easily handled, andpresents no exposed adhesive. It may be manufactured in various selectedsizes. When the desired pocket is to be provided, the marginal portion18 of the rear covering 12 is simply peeled off, leaving the area 22 inplace, as indicated in FIG. 2. This exposes a U-shapedpressure-sensitive adhesive region comprising the area 15, and thelateral margins of adhesive 11 alongside area 22. The covering 12 isthen discarded and the front sheet 10 adhesively applied to a booksurface, such as the front or inner face 23 of the rear book cover 24,

whereb the desired pocket comes immediately into bein Its rear wa l isdefined by the face 23 of the book cover 24 (ilG 3) and its front wallis defined by the unremoved area 22 of the covering sheet 12. The pocketis compact, simple in nature, and well able to withstand wear and tear.

If desired, a reinforcement strip (not shown) may be interposed betweenthe sheets 10 and 12 in such a way that one of its longitudinal edges iscoincident with the upper edges 16 of the sheets 10 and 12. Thereiiiforcement strip is preferably composed of a plastic such as Mylar,and is adhesively secured to sheets 10 and 12.

The device described above may readily be manufactured by an economicaland efficient continuous process of the type described in myabove-mentioned patent.

The invention has been shown and described in preferred form only, andby way of example, and it is understood, therefore, that many variationsmay be made in the invention which will still be comprised within itsspirit.

What I claim is:

1. A device for adhesive application to a flat book surface to form apocket for a library card, comprising a sheet bearing on its rear face apressure-sensitive adhesive and a readily peelable covering, said sheetand covering having coincident upper edges defining the upper edge ofthe pocket to be formed, said covering alone being cut along linesenclosing an area having the dimensions of the desired pocket and lyingdirectly alongside said coincident upper edges, said area being thusadapted to remain covered when the rest of said covering is peeled awayto expose adhesive, whereby said covered area can serve as the frontwall of the pocket when said sheet is applied to said book surface.

2. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the portion of said coveringadjacent to said area is U-shaped, whereby a substantially U-shapedregion of adhesive is exposed when said covering portion is peeled away.

1. A device for adhesive application to a flat book surface to form apocket for a library card, comprising a sheet bearing on its rear face apressure-sensitive adhesive and a readily peelable covering, said sheetand covering having coincident upper edges defining the upper edge ofthe pocket to be formed, said covering alone being cut along linesenclosing an area having the dimensions of the desired pocket and lyingdirectly alongside said coincident upper edges, said area being thusadapted to remain covered when the rest of said covering is peeled awayto expose adhesive, whereby said covered area can serve as the frontwall of the pocket when said sheet is applied to said book surface.
 2. Adevice as defined in claim 1 wherein the portion of said coveringadjacent to said area is U-shaped, whereby a substantially U-shapedregion of adhesive is exposed when said covering portion is peeled away.